jboggess @jboggess.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Just to use two bands that are reasonably popular with my age cohort, particularly those who went into tech, as examples: An AI trained on Undertow and Ænima is never going to give you Lateralus. An AI trained on Pablo Honey, The Bends, and OK Computer is never going to give you Kid A. 001
Reposted by jboggessKate Bevan @katebevan.com · 24/09/2026*extremely tired voice*AI agents don't "go rogue". They are not sentient; they don't have agency. They work within guardrails set by humans. If the humans are so shit at building secure sandboxes for the agents to work within, that's on the humans. Stop using this framing. 32754311
Reposted by jboggessAmanda Mull @amandamull.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Lotta people this weekend are gonna have a karaoke mic in their hand when they find out that Dolly was a SINGER singer and even the songs she made sound easy are very hard. Keep your head on a swivel. 864351545
jboggess @jboggess.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Gideon Emery, doing Balthier. The narrator will end up being the real leading man. 000
jboggess @jboggess.bsky.social · 22/07/2026She says forever to light a fuse We could use A handful of wheel And a day off And a bruised road However You might feel Tonight is real 000
Reposted by jboggessNo Cartridge Trev @nocartridge.bsky.social · 09/07/2026We are all dead and we spoiled the world before we died. There’s nothing left. Nothing but dreams. -LeGuin, The Lathe of Heaven, in a surprisingly impactful moment 4496
Reposted by jboggessArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Upwards, by Wassily Kandinsky, 1929, (rotated, detail), 📸 by Lars Baron 111739244
jboggess @jboggess.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Look, it had Courtney Cox in it so if nothing else the folks who live for trivia night are aware it existed, but does that really count as remembering? 021
Reposted by jboggessSonny Rollins @thesonnyrollins.bsky.social · 26/05/2026It is with deep sorrow and profound love that we announce the passing of Sonny Rollins. The Saxophone Colossus died this afternoon at his home in Woodstock, NY at the age of 95. 1/2 298105752675
jboggess @jboggess.bsky.social · 08/05/2026I’m like 97% sure this was one of the lunchboxes I used in elementary school. 020
Reposted by jboggessAlex Blechman @alexblechman.bsky.social · 18/04/2026It’s inaccurate to say Mario is brave and Luigi is cowardly Luigi is afraid of death, so he runs away from danger. Mario is afraid of living, so he runs towards death. Both brothers are cowards in their own way 96155163052
Reposted by jboggessDr. Jens Foell @jensfoell.de · 15/04/2026OpenAI: We’re burning money like the Joker. A miracle needs to happen for us to turn a profit Microsoft: Please please use our AI systems, we’re teetering on the edge here Anthropic: I wonder what’ll kill us first: lawsuits, regulations or model collapse Media and universities: AI is here to stay 120111844070
Reposted by jboggessMicah @rincewind.run · 15/04/2026Discworld QOTD, from I Shall Wear Midnight 7652112
Reposted by jboggessprincess zandra but kinda chinese @spacehunterm.bsky.social · 11/04/2026 111496569
Reposted by jboggessopen mike eagle @mike-eagle.bsky.social · 13/04/2026I saw the best minds of my generation produce high quality content for startups that laid them off on a zoom call 143032547
Reposted by jboggesspig'slaundry @pigslaundry.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Do not watch Sesame Street on Tubi with the subtitles on 😭. I swear, I didn't edit or add anything. Is it hilarious? Yes, but also, they need to fix this immediately. Absolutely incomprehensible and bad 10053281875
Reposted by jboggessRedruM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · 03/04/2026The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children." 266176796051
jboggess @jboggess.bsky.social · 19/03/2026This is going to sound weird, but NE Alabama is really nice, at least this time of year. Go hang out in Desoto State Park for a few days, do some hiking, see some waterfalls, maybe head up towards Chattanooga and see Rock City and Ruby Falls, check out Cloudland Canyon in NW Georgia along the way. 100
jboggess @jboggess.bsky.social · 19/03/2026I have a collection of over 200 rare guitar jokes, but I never tell them. 010
Reposted by jboggessTaco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · 09/03/2026You're not going to make any money doing this and no one is going to read it, so you must hope for a secret third thing to happen 28753140
jboggess @jboggess.bsky.social · 08/03/2026You may be surprised to learn that the overwhelming majority of the responses to this include the phrase “podcast meat”. 000
Reposted by jboggessPreeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 27/02/2026an updated debbie downer sketch but it's friends showing her funny videos and she has to respond like this to every single one like this: 174467914
Reposted by jboggesscaroline cash @cashbrowns.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Nancy 2/22/26… 🪱WOIMS🪱 8498342556
Reposted by jboggessAmanda Mull @amandamull.bsky.social · 19/02/2026One of the things that personally drives me crazy in the U.S. is how youth sports/athletic activities went from a part of the public good (municipal leagues and fields! rec centers! public parks!) to a privatized, expensive, highly competitive, highly structured pursuit for wealthy kids’ résumés 21392482096
Reposted by jboggessRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 19/02/2026NBC ran a piece where Mary Carrillo went to Norway to find out why they're so good at the Winter Olympics and i was yelling BECAUSE IT'S COLD THERE then she went to a little tiny ski jump for kids and was like "it's free, equipment is provided, & they don't emphasize results" and i was like. oh! 163114741748
Reposted by jboggessBen Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 17/02/2026I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is 303216727672
Reposted by jboggessKeith @keithdunn.bsky.social · 14/02/2026The conch was blown at 5:00am. The 2026 Barkley Marathons begins in one hour. #BM100 1963090
Reposted by jboggessAdam Mallinger @bitterscriptreader.bsky.social · 13/02/2026There are some Star Trek fans weirdly obsessed with “decorum” and they really fixate on how Holly Hunter sits in the captain’s chair on STARFLEET ACADEMY. One guy left a comment on the official FB whining about it and so Captain Janeway herself responded to drop the hammer 411107261
jboggess @jboggess.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Every single one of these would be a top tier senior yearbook quote. 000
Reposted by jboggessMusicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 20/01/2026I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place 15213605082
Reposted by jboggessold roadside pics @roadside.xor.blue · 11/01/2026merchants and farmers bank, columbus, mississippi, 1986 0697
Reposted by jboggessthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 31/12/2025When you get the reputation of being the guy with the encouraging words on New Year's Eve, it can start to come through as a little pressure -- what if the situation on the ground is worse than usual? what if people are more scared than they usually are, and with cause? what use are good vibes then? 171924422
Reposted by jboggessRetro Tech Dreams @retrotechdreams.bsky.social · 21/12/2025Holiday Lights 2.0 (1995) 227456
Reposted by jboggessdownchasm @downchasm.bsky.social · 13/12/2025THEY'VE PUT ME ON THE POCKETSTATION COOP. I'M BEING RENDERED IN A 32 BY 32 GRID OF MONOCHROME PIXELS. THE BOYS BACK AT QUANTICO SAID THEY'RE GOING TO RELOCATE ME TO A "DOKO DEMO ISSYO" UNTIL THEY CAN GET THIS STRAIGHTENED OUT. 1645091519
Reposted by jboggessA Place For Owls @aplaceforowls.bsky.social · 03/12/2025every year is a good year for music if you like music 25717
jboggess @jboggess.bsky.social · 18/11/2025One of the worst parts about your kids growing up is getting rid of a *really* good box because no one wants it. 000
Reposted by jboggessErin Returns From The Grave 🦇🖤🦇 @woodaba.bsky.social · 07/11/2025every clip people post about northernlion is him saying some "you need to touch grass. engage in earthly virtues, the pleasures of the spirit and the mind. reject dopamine. seek transcendence" while he plays 'Subway Surfers But It Makes You Addicted to Slot Machines' in the background 11632534
Reposted by jboggessold roadside pics @roadside.xor.blue · 02/11/2025princess theater, columbus, mississippi, 1986 213214
jboggess @jboggess.bsky.social · 22/08/2025Brent’s singing and playing on Jaguar God is up there in prog metal’s All Time Great territory, as far as I’m concerned. The delivery on “I’m a vagabond tramp” alone is worth a nod. Such a bummer. youtu.be/yvSPWG_mE4cyoutu.beJaguar GodYouTube video by Mastodon - Topic 020